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Mentor assignment information meeting

Mentor assignment information meeting. Master program Innovation Management. Prof.dr. E.J. Nijssen Program Manager IM Dr. J.J.L. Schepers I M projects coordinator. Agenda. General information on the procedure Presentation of the research areas; examples of thesis topics

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Mentor assignment information meeting

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  1. Mentor assignment information meeting Master program Innovation Management Prof.dr. E.J. Nijssen Program Manager IM Dr. J.J.L. Schepers IM projects coordinator

  2. Agenda • General information on the procedure • Presentation of the research areas; examples of thesis topics • Finding the mentor that fits you best

  3. General information on the procedure Dr. Simone Resing-Sassen Vice Director of Education lndustrial Engineering

  4. Time line Master Program May 2013 Mentor selection Sep 2014 – Jan 2015

  5. Mentor selection procedure IM/OML • To participate in the mentor selection process, students should register before May 1 in OASE (course code 1MC00). • 13 May – 21 May: orientationphase;studentsfill questionnaire • 21 May – 2 Jun: free market phase: make appointmentswith short listed mentors (see next slides) for an interview, no commitments • 3 Jun – 28 Jun: mentor/student decisionsif match, then student fills in mentor selection form and hands it in at educationadministration office • 3 Jun – 28 Jun: OASE shows up-to-date overview of available mentors. Students without mentor can contact them; • 4 July : studentsstill without a mentor willbeallocated

  6. Interview planning procedure IM • On May 13: Meeting with general elaboration on procedure • General process description • To facilitate matching and control the number of interviews a tool has been designed and implemented to help the process • On May 16, students receive an online questionnaire and can indicate their areas of interest (sent to all IM students registered for 1MC00). • Please follow instructions and select exactly 6 topics • Submit before May 20, otherwise you cannot plan interviews with mentors • Mentors receive a similar email and indicate their areas of expertise and interest

  7. Interview planning procedure IM • The “dating program” will match student and mentor topics • The result is a shortlist of mentors whom you may contact for an interview /appointment. You will receive this list 22nd of May • Mentors also receive the list of students; mentors will not interview students not listed (only later they can) • So, please refrain from contacting people who are not on the list • The algorithm aims to offer every student at least 2, max. 4 interviews And for every mentor at least 2, max. 5 interviews

  8. Mentor’s role during rest of the Master program • Month 1: start of Master program • Month 3-5: mentor selection/allocation • discuss with mentor general interest, and electives program for second and third semester, including international term (formal approval) • Month 6-17: Master Thesis preparation • meet bi-monthly with mentor to discuss research topic and questions, possible company involvement • role of mentor helps the student in selecting a good(design-oriented) research question • Month 18-24: Master Thesis (full time) • mentoring during thesis project (also help decide on 2nd mentor)

  9. Final qualifications of Master program • Knowledge of Innovation Management domain (content) and methods • Independently conduct a research project (thesis project) • development of new knowledge and insights in a purposeful and methodical way • Develop a (re)design of a business process, based on this research project • synthetic activity aimed at the realisation of new/modified artefacts, creating value in accordance with predefined requirements

  10. Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4 , s r Master thesis preparation o o t t t bi-monthly meetings n c n e a Core and elective o t m n i t o Master Thesis Project a courses e c c h i t t bi-weekly meetings l s p f Core and elective Core and elective r p o i f A courses courses e n o Master Thesis Project • 30 cp (840hrs), one full time semester • Student should spend at least 20% of time on campus • Self-contained (i.e., includes essentials of preliminary work) • Formal formatting requirements (max. 50 pages, poster) • Judged by mentor and second assessor(check by examination board) • Master thesis evaluation criteria • See Thesis Manual at education.ieis.tue.nl

  11. Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4 , s r Master thesis preparation o o t t t bi-monthly meetings n c n e a Core and elective o t m n i t o Master Thesis Project a courses e c c h i t t bi-weekly meetings l s p f Core and elective Core and elective r p o i f A courses courses e n o Master Thesis Preparation • 10 cp (280 hrs), Semesters 2 and 3 • Product after Semester 2: literature review (1ML05), max. 25 pgs • scoping of the research area • literature study • identification of relevant research questions • Product after Semester 3: research proposal (1MR05), max. 25 pgs • definition and discussion of research questions • research design (methodology) • project plan (timing) • Judged by mentor and second assessor • For advice about IM master projects ask ITEM course coordinator: dr. J.J.L. Schepers

  12. Further information • Website displays a lot of information • information on research areas, and list of mentors • dates in the procedure • important forms (e.g., assignment, electives, start thesis project) http://education.ieis.tue.nl • Electives Form: hand in before December 1, 2013 [end semester 2]Fill in correctly to prevent delays! • 120 ects: all listed courses will officially become part of your program • Going abroad: international courses to be listed • Restricted electives: to be approved by your mentor

  13. CPB • Please look for a company for your Master thesis project/internship together with your mentor. Also explore your own network! • Contact Center for Projects and Business Assignments (CPB) • See http://industria.tue.nl/study/cpb/ • Email:cpb@tue.nl

  14. Presentation of the research areas

  15. Subject list

  16. Some examples of topics • Marketing/ commercialization • Service, learning in front line • Sales and launch • Teams; changemgt (makecustomeroriented) • Adoption • Info systems • Channels, social media • NPD process & mgt • Fuzzy front • Open innovation (eg supplier input) • Teams, Culture • Knowledgemgt, info systems • Crowedsourcing • portfolio • Entrepreneurship • Corporateentrepreneurship • Leadfounder, Teams • Business models, valorisatie • Ecosystems • Orgcompetencedevelopment

  17. Some examples of topics • EXAMPLE • E.g, CVZ insurence • AIM: Successfulbusiness modelsforinformation platfors to support appdevelopmentforperonalhealt data • NPD process & mgt • Fuzzy front • Open innovation (eg supplier input) • Teams, Culture • Knowledge mgt, info systems • Crowed sourcing • Portfolio • EXAMPLE • E.g., Unilever • AIM: understandingcreativeprocesses at fuzzy front end and impact of team structure • EXAMPLE • Internship at Philips Lighting • AIM: EvaluatePhilip’sLightingapproach to makingallocationdecisionsforinvesting in R&D projects

  18. Some examples of topics • EXAMPLE • TruQuLtd Amsterdam • AIM: Influence of effectuation of founding team/salesonvalidating the startup’s business model and product • EXAMPLE • Holst center • AIM: Impact of market and salesorientation and competencies in startupsuccess • Entrepreneurship • Corporate entrepreneurship • Lead founder, Teams • Business models, valorisatie • Eco systems • Org competence development

  19. Some examples of topics • EXAMPLE • TruQuLtd Amsterdam • AIM: Adoption of self scanner at Albert Heijn; the effect of positive/negativeattributiononrelationshipquality • Marketing/ commercialization • Service, learning in front line • Sales and launch • Teams; change mgt (make customer oriented) • Adoption • Info systems • Channels, social media • EXAMPLE • GGZE and OCE • AIM: Learning in the frontline: Consequences of makingfrontline employees/teams in healthcare more aware of segmentationprinciples • AIM: management stylesthatstimulateFLEs’ ideasforimprovementand the impact on service performance • EXAMPLE • OCE • AIM: Effect of sales-R&D relationshipon NPD outcomes; exploration of contingencies

  20. Finding a mentor that fits you

  21. Topics • Questions to ask yourself before • Meetings with potential mentors • Filling in the forms • Questions?

  22. 1. Questions to ask yourself • What do I want to do afteryour master study? In whichareawouldyoulike to work and why? • Whatare yourownstrong/ weak points? Wouldyoulike to focus onstrongpointsorreduceweaknesses? • What kind of problems/topics and organisations interest you? Why? •  Whatwouldbe a good topic master project? Why? • Chicken and egg; youneed to exploreliterature to findinterestingquestions Youneedquestionor topic to search • Look in yourcoursematerialsforideas/topics • Flip throughsomejournals; consult mentor personal pages  What mentor characteristicsfit best withyourneeds? Type of support/ guidancerequired? Why?

  23. 2. Meeting with mentors Duration: 30 minutes, so prepare! Requestfor meeting via secretaryor email Preparation: bringwithyou/send 1 workingdaybefore meeting per email • Yourinitial topic and motivation; draw onanswers to questions • CV (in English) • Bachelor grades • Coursesand (partial) grades (e.g. related to assignments) in mastersofar

  24. Questions?

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